Company News

Rutland Partners LLP reports that on 16 October 2018 the business and assets of the Gardman Group were sold to Westland Horticulture Ltd. Gardman is the leading supplier of wild bird care products, tooling, lighting and gardening sundries to the garden sector and was acquired in...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce two new appointments within its deal team; Investment Manager, Will Southgate and, Investment Executive, Gessica Howarth with immediate effect. Will joins Rutland from PwC where he qualified as a chartered accountant in 2012 before spending 5 years in the Corporate...

Rutland Partners is delighted to announce that on 20 April 2018 it agreed and completed the sale of Pizza Hut Restaurants UK to its existing management team led by Jens Hofma (CEO). The disposal concludes an extremely successful investment for Rutland Fund II. Rutland acquired Pizza...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 7 November 2017 it agreed and completed the sale of Brandon Hire to Vp plc for a total consideration, including completion adjustments, of c.£69 million. The disposal from Rutland Fund II realises a return of 2.6x its...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 5 June 2017 it completed an investment in Aston Barclay. Aston Barclay is the UK’s leading independent car auction group, currently operating from four sites in the UK. Headquartered in Chelmsford, the business provides vehicle remarketing services to...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 18 April 2017 it completed an investment in Omar Group (Omar). Omar is the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of park homes and luxury lodges and sets the industry standard for quality, design and innovation. Omar is differentiated...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 1 September 2016 it agreed and completed the sale of Millbrook Group to Spectris PLC for £122 million. The disposal from Rutland Fund II realises for investors a return of over 6x its investment. Millbrook was acquired from...

Rutland Partners announces it has invested £33.0m into UK-based Walstead Group which, in turn, has helped facilitate the completion of Walstead’s acquisition of Let’s Print Holding AG (“LEYKAM Let’s Print”). With 2015 revenues of EUR €230 million and 1,600 employees, Walstead is a leading commercial printing...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 23 June 2015 it completed the acquisition of Gardman Group ("Gardman") in an all equity transaction. Based in Peterborough, Gardman is the leading supplier of wild bird care products, tooling, lighting and gardening sundries to the garden sector....